Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy

Devanagari script

अङ्गारशयनं चैव तथा मुसलमर्द्दनम् । बहूनि काष्ठयन्त्राणि कषणं छेदनं तथा ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

aṅgāraśayanaṃ caiva tathā musalamarddanam | bahūni kāṣṭhayantrāṇi kaṣaṇaṃ chedanaṃ tathā || 11 ||

Translation

การนอนบนเตียงถ่านไฟ การถูกบดขยี้ด้วยสาก เครื่องทรมานที่ทำจากไม้มากมาย การขูดและการตัดเฉือน

Word by Word

• अङ्गार-शयनम्: lying on embers
• अङ्गार-शयनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक) + शयन (प्रातिपदिक; √शी (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ

• मुसल-मर्दनम्: crushing with a pestle
• मुसल-मर्दनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुसल (प्रातिपदिक) + मर्दन (प्रातिपदिक; √मृद्/मर्द् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया/करण-भावे तत्पुरुष (pestle-crushing)

• बहूनि: many
• बहूनि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• काष्ठ-यन्त्राणि: wooden instruments/devices
• काष्ठ-यन्त्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• कषणम्: scraping
• कषणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कषण (प्रातिपदिक; √कष् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• छेदनम्: cutting
• छेदनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छेदन (प्रातिपदिक; √छिद् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Yama

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It stresses karma-phala: harmful actions lead to intense suffering after death, urging the listener to adopt dharma, self-restraint, and purification.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By contrasting the terror of sinful consequences, it implicitly motivates turning toward Vishnu-bhakti and righteous living as a protective, purifying orientation of life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma-niti) to avoid actions that generate severe negative karma.